Holy Week
Wake Forest University School of Divinity welcomes the entire university community and public to join us in the celebration of Holy Week, culminating with The Annual Wake Forest Easter Vigil.
Tuesday
Weekly Community Worship Service
March 31, 2026 | 11 a.m. | Davis Chapel
Our speaker for weekly community worship on Holy Tuesday will be Tyra Bethea, ’26.
Thursday
Maundy Thursday Contemplative Chapel
April 2, 2026 | 11:30 a.m. | Davis Chapel
Join with Divinity Worship for a service that contemplates Maundy Thursday through ritual and poetry. Lead by members of the worship team.
Friday
The Seven Last Words of Christ
April 3, 2026 | 12:00 noon | First Baptist Highland Avenue
700 Highland Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
For over 15 years, Wake Forest University School of Divinity and First Baptist Highland Avenue have collaborated for a Good Friday service featuring School of Divinity students, faculty, and staff.
- Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34, Kelly Jenkins Davis
- Today, thou shalt be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43, Thomas Maxwell
- Woman, behold thy son! John 19: 26-27, James Dolph
- My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Matt 27:46 Luke 15:34, Mallory Challis
- I thirst. John 19:26, Dennis White
- It is Finished. John 19:30, Rick Weltzel
- Father, into thy hands I commend my Spirit. Luke 23:46, Tyra Bethea
Join us in person, or online:
Saturday
The Annual Wake Forest Easter Vigil
April 4, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Wait Chapel
This service invites us to lean into what it means to keep vigil in contemporary times as people face stark realities and frightening uncertainties in their lives and communities. Keeping vigil as a spiritual practice cultivates attentiveness to what is happening in the world and to how God is with us in this present moment.